Tyler Colp

Tyler has covered videogames and PC hardware for 15 years. He regularly spends time playing and reporting on games like Diablo 4, Elden Ring, Overwatch 2, and Final Fantasy 14. While his specialty is in action RPGs and MMOs, he's driven to cover all sorts of games whether they're broken, beautiful, or bizarre.

Latest articles by Tyler Colp

Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan ignores everything about the hero shooter after his 'almost clinical' departure 5 years ago: 'I don't search for my name in Overwatch. I don't search for Overwatch. I sort of just disconnect.'

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news The former Blizzard developer has moved on.

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World of Warcraft: Forever won't destroy what made the old classes so satisfying by modernizing them into oblivion: 'The level of mechanical complexity found in the beta classes is indicative of our intentions'

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You will wait patiently for your next ability and you will learn to love it.

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Blizzard refuses to let World of Warcraft: Forever's dungeons become the fastest way to grind XP: 'We need to hold firm on these balance adjustments'

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news Dungeons will receive a small XP buff soon, but are being kept in balance with quests.

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Blizzard promises to make the blue elves in World of Warcraft: Forever look worse (positive)

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news Blizzard gave us the first images of how Skyborne will look in November.

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World of Warcraft: Forever drops the PvP grind so normal people can have fancy titles too

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news Blizzard outlines how PvP ranks will work in the throwback MMO.

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Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is already a slam dunk, but it's how it captures the spirit of the MMO that makes it stand out

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news The tabletop adaptation of Blizzard's MMO drops next month.

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The Rat King has arrived

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World of Warcraft: Forever survey pitches new classes to players, including Bard, Witch, and more

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news Blizzard might have plans to bring long-requested classes to the spinoff MMO.

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Valve says Deadlock is still too unfinished to release publicly, but has hero cosmetics and new game modes in the works

By Tyler Colp Published

news A new development update leaves us with more questions than answers.

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Deadlock's gigantic new update gives its city a spooky new coat of paint and debuts 6 new heroes, including the one and only Rat King

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news Valve continues to polish the game into one of the moodiest MOBAs out there.

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Diablo 5 director promises Diablo 2-style combat where 'the right build' matters more than Diablo 4's action-heavy approach

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard wants some classic action RPG DNA in the next Diablo game.

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World of Warcraft: Forever dev teases new 'mega dungeon' to get lost in for hours like the good ol' days

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blackrock Depths fans will have a new dungeon that takes as long as a raid to complete.

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World of Warcraft: Forever players find black market NPC who sells a 15-day movement speed buff and other rare items that nobody can afford yet

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard is also using it to get ahead of price inflation.

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The eyes of Valve's creepy portrait are glowing again

By Tyler Colp Published

news It could signal an imminent update.

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World of Warcraft: Forever dev has 'no sympathy' for players kicked from the beta for offensive names: 'If you're genuinely confused, remember that it's our database, we can see every character you've created'

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard devs are having to manually go through a list to flag the names that aren't allowed.

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A screencap of the World of Warcraft: Forever teaser video for increased weather effects in the beta. A parked wagon sits next to a cobblestone road as a rainstorm drenches its surroundings.
World of Warcraft: Forever's first patch will bring back the number one thing seasoned players missed from the MMO's past: storms

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard is bringing intense weather effects back to Azeroth.

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World of Warcraft: Forever dev addresses the debate over who it's made for: 'I did not spend the last year of my life relearning and mastering how to do things like we did it 20+ years ago for retail players'

By Tyler Colp Published

news Authenticity is core to Blizzard's new MMO, but it's also not trying to recreate the past 1:1.

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Diablo 5 will 'take a somewhat different approach' to Diablo 4's monster level scaling so your character feels noticeably stronger as you progress

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard wants leveling up and finding new items to have an immediate impact on combat.

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World of Warcraft: Forever players find rule-breaking new items that defy 22 years of experience with the classic MMO

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard snuck in an item that finally gives mages a reason to swing a sword.

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Blizzard warns World of Warcraft: Forever players it will 'very aggressively' punish anyone who buys gold with real money

By Tyler Colp Published

news Preserving the economy of the MMO is a top priority, the studio says.

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World of Warcraft: Forever players competing over enemies is 'extremely important' to the experience, Blizzard says: 'This is one of those things that we simply must hold the line on'

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard better have some clever solutions for launch day, then.

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World of Warcraft: Forever players are reliving 2004 with hour-long queue times to get into the highly-anticipated beta

By Tyler Colp Published

news Blizzard says it's working on getting everyone in as soon as possible.

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WoW Forever trailer image of blue elf lady with gold eyes
World of Warcraft: Forever beta launch times: How to sign up and play Blizzard's twist on WoW Classic

By Tyler Colp Last updated

⌛ Here's how to get an early taste at the classic-ish MMO.

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Blizzard is aware Overwatch fans are tired of seeing its fanciest skins go to the same heroes and it's 'the number one' thing it's working to fix next

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news Lucio hasn't been forgotten, don't worry.

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Diablo 4 player discovers secret Diablo 2 easter egg in its new throwback season and now everyone is wondering what else Blizzard hid in there

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news It's more than old bosses coming back for the Season of Hell's Legacy.

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